Music & Learning

Music & Learning

The essential role of music in the process of cognitive development and learning in education is typically underrated and not understood. This program brings the most recent research, brightest minds and best practices for advancing learning through music. This is a must listen resource for teachers and parents.

Episodes

Bridging the Gap Between IT and Tech Integrators

May 23, 2013 • 11 mins
In this premier episode of EdTechChat Radio the teachers and edtech integrators explore the challenges of bridging the gap between school IT staff, tech integrators, classroom teachers and students. Tom Murray serves as the Director of Technology and Cyber Education for the Quakertown Community School District in Bucks County, Pa. Tom is a former middle school assistant and elementary school principal (@thomascmurray). Sharon Pl...
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The Message In the Music

November 9, 2010 • 9 mins
For our guests in this segment, their music is all about the message. Their aim is to deliver powerful positive messages to children about the world and the possibilities it holds. Tune in and hear how they shape and deliver their messages with music.
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Singing Green: Can Music Save Our Planet?

November 9, 2010 • 9 mins
Whether we are talking about protecting wildlife, ocean life, forests, the water cycle or ecosystems, our guest has developed engaging ways to teach children about our planet through music.
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Revisiting The Mozart Effect

October 26, 2010 • 11 mins
The term "The Mozart Effect" was first coined by Alfred A. Tomatis who used Mozart's music as the listening stimulus in his work attempting to cure a variety of disorders. The approach has been popularized in a book by Don Campbell, and is based on an experiment published in Nature suggesting that listening to Mozart temporarily boosted students' IQ by 8 to 9 points.
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Understanding the Music Reading Connection

October 19, 2010 • 8 mins
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a bestselling 1989 children's book drawn and written by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, The book is notable for its rhyming structure which is reminiscent of the jazz vocal improvisation technique known as scat singing. The book has been credited with helping many young children learn to read and in this segment we interview the author about the music reading connection.
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Surprise! Children Don't Have to Sit Still to Learn

October 8, 2010 • 8 mins
We hear it all the time, "you need to sit still and pay attention." What is a teacher to do with children who either won't or can't sit still? The answer begins with accepting that students can move and learn and that many learn better when the do.
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Connecting to the Autistic Child

October 8, 2010 • 11 mins
Music has been proven to be an effective tool when working with children with autism. Though no two children will respond the same, it is clear that understanding how and when to use music with autistic children is essential.
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Breaking the Language Barriers Through Music

October 8, 2010 • 9 mins
Music is a universal language that can quickly bridge communication barriers and support developing literacy and fluency in a new language. This segment shares insights for using music to teach English as a second language.
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Music & Education Event Planning

October 8, 2010 • 9 mins
Whether you are planning a student event, parent events, or staff events music can play a very significant role. This segment explores how music can be used to connect people, and make your education event more memorable, meaningful and effective.
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Teaching Values Through Music

September 21, 2010 • 10 mins
Our guest says that musical lyrics provide wonderful teachable moments for children. In addition, because music activates emotions, music can teach values in a most engaging and memorable way.
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Kindergarten: Why a Garden of Children Should be Filled with Song

August 16, 2010 • 7 mins
In many communities Kindergarten has become the new first grade. Expectations have been raised increasingly pushing music and song off the stage and off the kindergarten agenda. Today's guest explains how recent research has confirmed that need to keep music in the kindergarten classroom.
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How Music Develops 21st Century Skills

June 25, 2010 • 10 mins
Our guests in this segment connect the dots and make the case that music is about much more than typically thought. Discipline, creativity, teamwork, critical thinking and many of the attributes that are part of the national framework for developing 21st century skills.
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Why Music is Essential to Learning

March 9, 2010 • 8 mins
Music education is considered fluff and superfluous in many education circles. But noted researcher Eric Jensen explains the connection between music and cognitive development and shows why music is essential to learning.
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